The Last Stand

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Philbrick, Nathaniel 저자(글)

Penguin Books · 2011년 04월 26일

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Nathaniel Philbrick, is a leading authority on the history of Nantucket Island. His In the Heart of the Sea won the National Book Award. His latest book is Sea of Glory, about the epic U.S. Exploring Expedition of 18381842. His other books include Away off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890 (which Russell Baker called "indispensable") and Abram's Eyes: The Native American Legend of Nantucket Island ("a classic of historical truthtelling," according to Stuart Frank, director of the Kendall Whaling Museum). He has written an introduction to a new edition of Joseph Hart's Miriam Coffin, or The Whale Fisherman, a Nantucket novel (first published in 1834) that Melville relied upon for information about the island when writing Moby Dick. Philbrick, a champion sailboat racer, has also written extensively about sailing, including The Passionate Sailor (1987) and the forthcoming Second Wind: A Sunfish Sailor's Odyssey. He was editor in chief of the classic Yaahting: A Parody (1984). In his role as director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies, Philbrick, who is also a research fellow at the Nantucket Historical Association, gives frequent talks about Nantucket and sailing. He has appeared on "NBC Today Weekend", A&E's "Biography" series, and National Public Radio and has served as a consultant for the movie "Moby Dick", shown on the USA Network. He received a bachelor of Arts from Brown University and a Master of Arts in American Literature from Duke. He lives on Natucket with his wife and two children.
"An engrossing, thoughtfully researched, and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history. Los Angeles Times With a fantastic body of work that includes In the Heart of the Sea and Pulitzer Prize finalist Mayflower, Nathaniel Philbrick has emerged as a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life.The Last Stand is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand. Bringing a wealth of new information to his subject, as well as his characteristic literary flair, Philbrick details the collision between two American icons- George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull-that both parties wished to avoid, and brilliantly explains how the battle that ensued has been shaped and reshaped by national myth.
"An engrossing, thoughtfully researched, and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history." - Los Angeles Times With a fantastic body of work that includes In the Heart of the Sea and Pulitzer Prize finalist Mayflower, Nathaniel Philbrick has emerged as a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life. The Last Stand is Philbrick's monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's Last Stand. Bringing a wealth of new information to his subject, as well as his characteristic literary flair, Philbrick details the collision between two American icons- George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull-that both parties wished to avoid, and brilliantly explains how the battle that ensued has been shaped and reshaped by national myth.
In June 1876 George Armstrong Custer, a Civil War veteran with a reputation for incredible if often reckless courage, led his cavalry regiment against a vastly superior force of Sioux and Cheyenne near the Little Bighorn River in central Montana. Whether remembered as a tale of insane arrogance or unmatched bravery, the bloody massacre that ensued remains one of the most embattled episodes in American history. In this riveting narrative, celebrated historian Nathaniel Philbrick reveals Custer and Sitting Bull as never before, creating an unforgettable portrait of two leaders as they embarked on a collision course that reached its violent climax on a lonely rise now known as Last Stand Hill Book jacket.
Philbrick, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for "Mayflower," presents a monumental reappraisal of the epochal clash at the Little Bighorn in 1876 that gave birth to the legend of Custer's last stand, and brilliantly explains how the battle has been shaped and reshaped by national myth.

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저자(글) Philbrick, Nathaniel

Nathaniel Philbrick is the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "In the Heart of the Sea," which won the National Book Award, and "Sea of Glory," winner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize.

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• List of Maps	p. xiii
  Preface Custer's Smile	p. xv
  At the Flood	p. 1
  The Dream	p. 27
  Hard Ass	p. 36
  The Dance	p. 53
  The Scout	p. 71
  The Blue Pencil Line	p. 88
  The Approach	p. 109
  The Crow's Nest	p. 128
  Into the Valley	p. 151
  Reno's Charge	p. 166
  To the Hill	p. 188
  Still Point	p. 206
  The Forsaken	p. 220
  Grazing His Horses	p. 237
  The Last Stand	p. 257
  The River of Nightmares	p. 280
  Epilogue: Libbie's House	p. 304
  The Seventh Cavalry on the Afternoon of June 25, 1876	p. 313
  Sitting Bull's Village June 25, 1876	p. 317
  Acknowledgments	p. 321
  Notes	p. 325
  Bibliography	p. 419
  Illustration Credits	p. 447
  Index	p. 449
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ISBN	9780143119609 ( 0143119605 )
발행(출시)일자	2011년 04월 26일
쪽수	496쪽
크기	137 * 211 * 30 mm / 440 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어